IC1059 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC1059 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:00, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 54° above your southern horizon.

Name IC1059
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:14h50m [1]
Declination:−00°52' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:15.23 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 120.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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